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Violet Cliff

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Violet Cliff
Cliff with her partner Leslie Cliff at the 1936 European Championships
Other namesViolet Hamilton Supple
Born(1916-11-02)2 November 1916
Bath
Died23 March 2003(2003-03-23) (aged 86)[1]
Andover, Hampshire, England
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
Skating clubBournemouth
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Pairs Figure skating
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Vienna Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Paris Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Pairs

Violet Hamilton Cliff (née Supple) (2 November 1916 – 23 March 2003) was a British pair skater who competed with her husband, Leslie Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships. They won another bronze at the 1937 World Championships. She was born in Bath, Somerset, England.

Results

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(with Cliff)

Event 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Winter Olympic Games 7th
World Championships 3rd 3rd 4th 5th
European Championships 4th 7th 2nd 4th

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